Sunday, December 30, 2012

Here is another awesome GIVEAWAY! Liz at The Happy Teacher is also having a New Year GIVEAWAY!!!!
You can WIN over 70 Teacher Resources to use with your students!!! WOW! That's a lot of materials! PLUS, you can also win a Starbucks Gift Card!

Saturday, December 15, 2012

At this time of year the children are so focused on the holidays! Use that interest to try some activities that have a holiday theme and are also educational.

A fun paper plate Holiday Clock can be made with the students then used to teach or review Telling Time or Elapsed Time.

You can make lots of clocks with a simple paper plate. Use a white paper plate and paint it a fun color, or use any of the fun colors found at dollar stores (usually 20 plates for $1.00), or a seasonal decorated paper plate found at supermarkets, craft stores, etc.

Supplies Needed

paper plates

sticky foam numbers (or a marker to write the numbers)

heavy paper or foam to make the clock hands

scissors

paper fastener (1 per plate)

Construction Paper or Christmas stickers (optional)

Paint + paint brush, Markers, Crayons (optional)

Glue (optional)

Plain Red Paper Plate used to make a Fun Clock

The Christmas clock pictured directly above was made with a plain red paper plate. The tree in the middle of the plate is a paper gift tag that can be glued or fastened to the center of the plate to give the clock a festive look. Children can also design or color their own trees with drawing or construction paper and crayons. The clock hands are made from foam sheets purchased at a Dollar store. The foam clock numbers were also purchased at a Dollar Store (200 numbers in a package)! A package of paper fasteners was purchased at Staples.

Have fun at Christmas Time learning about Time!

For more examples of paper plate clocks and some cool telling time resources for kids, click on the link below:

Before or after crafting, the kids might enjoy reading or listening to a story. There are LOTS of great kids' books that have a fun snow theme. Two of my very favorites are shown below. Check for them at your local library. :)

You can also read my post about Robert Frost's book, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, here.